Two more of the male Green-Breasted Mango

[RVT1K]

The Lantana continues to be the best addition to my garden when it comes to attracting birds. I got these yesterday.

 

[Jeff1558 58]

Beautiful shots ...

 

[NerdyTimelapser3 2]

Very nice, love them!

 

[RVT1K]

Although I like that the 2nd shot is filled with color, it does "mask" the birds to some extent. And while the bird looks better in the 1st, I feel the background is a bit drab.

This one is kinda in the middle...

 

[NerdyTimelapser3 2]

This 3rd one is the best I think, love the extra blue in the back

 

[jeffashman20 5]

Beautiful iridescent emerald color!

 

[RVT1K]

This 3rd one is the best I think, love the extra blue in the back

My wife insists that I am "too picky" when it comes to my photos. I pick out things that few non-photographers would.

So, in that spirit... I agree that the blue sky looks really nice. I just wish I had a circular polarizer for that lens to give that beautiful, deep blue sky. And I wish the front of the bird's face was lit a little better especially between the eye and the beak.

 

[RVT1K]

Beautiful iridescent emerald color!

They DO look really cool in good light. I'm lucky and a little spoiled at this point!

My next goal is to catch the Cinnamon hummingbird in and around the Lantana flowers and not just at the feeder. That will be tough since the Cinnamon almost never does that and almost drinks from the feeder exclusively.

 

[MitchP]

Beautiful shots! The angle of light was just perfect!

 

[slat]

Nice ones.